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Originally Posted by FanIn80
I wonder if this is a bit of a middle finger for playing hardball with him on his last contract? I remember him saying he finally told his agent to just sign the contract so he can play. At the time I thought that was noble of him, forgoing the holdout path and just wanting to get on the ice.
Looking back though, I wonder if it was more like "whatever, just sign and we'll walk in six years and leave them with nothing."
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The Flames were rumoured to have offered him 8x8 last contract. I think he wanted to get to FA as soon as he could.